The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-09
SHOWING THEIR HANDS.

The protestations Of the anti-Mor-
mon Clique that they want none of the
property of the Mormons are pro-
nounced and persistent. The charge OF
the Mormons is that the incentive to
the determined attacks upon them by
the gang of local adventures, is the
property of the Saints. Every time this
allegation is presented the "antis''
proiessedIy grow indignant and assume
an air of insulted dignity; they profess
themselves patriots, and assert nobler
and more lofty motives than the gratif-
caticn of a mere greed for gain. They
protest that the gobbling of the
material possessions of the Saints
q farthest from their thoughts
and declare their ambition lies
solely in a desire to enforce an obedi-
eace to the law on the part of the Nor
mons.
It is an old adage that factions speak
louder than words" Its truth has
ever been verified in this matter of
Mormon wealth and anti-Mormon
greed. Whenever there is any Mormon
property in sight there is rush for it
by the self-professing patriots of the
Loyal League. They wouldn't touch q
nickel belonging to a Mormon, yet it
has never failed to be apparent that
Tnonou. is uhaf ;nSpjroo thar, That
money is the inducement melting them
to rigorous enforcement of the law
against the Mormons is just now being
made 80 plain that it will be
the very gall of impudence for the ring
to deny it. Ever since the passage Of
the law directing the institution of
writs for dissolvine the corporation of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints, there has been great glee in
the ranks of the SUPERFICIAL Leaguers.
They have seen big plum to be sucked
IN the church property to be coniscsted,
and greater interest and deeper anxiety
have been shown in the matter than
have been manifest over any violation
of the law. When the Supreme
Court concluded to take up and
decide the matter for re-
ceiver before hearing the demurrer
alleging the unconstitutionslity of the
act, it vas generally accepted that the
receiver would be appointed, and there
has since been more or less of scram-
bic for the place. The patriots" have
been urging that one of their number
should have the place ss q reward for
his services in the League cause, and it
has been claimed that two lawyers who
have been foremost in the assaults upon
the Saints were entitled to the attorney
ships involved, including, of course, the
enormous fees expected. On Saturday
evening the opiaion was rendered in
favor Of the appointment Of a receiver,
and from that time until Marshal Dyer
was named for the place on Monday
evening the men who are sacrificing
themselves through patriotism and
who are not working for money had no |
peace Of mind, so anxious were they
that one of their number should cap
ture the pisce, and designate two others
as attorneys to whom the fat pickinss
might be spportioned. Their disap-
pointment knows no bounds, and the
matter bids fair to cause = COM
motion if not an open split |
in the ranks of the anti-Aormons, and |
there is also q possibility that official |
courtesy may be considerably strained.
Of course 1t is patriotism which in
spires this desire to handle vast prop
erty! 1t is wounded loyalty, which is
going about the streets moaning and
'ursing! Love of money had nothing
to do with the ambition to serve the
nation and enforce the law as receiver
't property estimated to be worth some
of thousands of dollarsl 1t
s holy ambition to compel the Nor
mons to an obedience to the Law which
has been disappointed in not getting the
Hereafter certain parties weuid do
veil to not claim that their opposition
@ the Mormons is based solely on a
patriotic desire to see the anti-polygamy
avs enforced.